Unusual and unique Christmas gift ideas in Eastwood and Kimberley

Christmas gift ideas are in abundance if you browse the shops in Eastwood and Kimberley.

By doing your festive shopping on your doorstep this Christmas, you will be supporting local trade and will have truley original presents under your tree for your loved ones.

Not Just Crafty in Eastwood is the perfect place to pick up a unique Christmas gift.

From handbags to personalised bottles and jars, it really does have it all.

And as well as leaving with a gift for you loved one, you will also leave with a free gift for yourself.

Shop manager Carol Marks-Smith said: “We’re offering free goodie bags right up until December 23 bags filled with things like candles and sweets.

“We wanted to thank our loyal customers because without them we would not survive.”

Carol’s shop sells items handmade by nine different local crafters.

She sells jewellery, knitted cushions, handbags, animal doorstops, scarves and broaches to name a few.

And new in for the festive season she is selling special vintage cutlery.

You can even buy personalised made to order jars and bottles that can be used for anyhting from saving money to storing juices and oils in the kitchen.

Carol said: “We are providing a service that you can’t really get elsewhere.”

Firetop Mountain, also in the craft workshop area of the town, sells toys, games and crafts.

You can buy traditional wooden toys, knitting kits and reading sets for the kids and get all you stocking fillers, as well as picking up a traditioonal board game to play on Christmas Day.

Sanders Mesnwear in Nottingham Road has everything you could wish for when it comes to dads, uncles and brothers.

The shops sell ties, cuff links, wallets, hankerchiefs and of course top of the range shirts.

Shop worker Andy Hunt said: “We sell quality, value for money, unique items. It’s not something you will see other people wearing.”

Mr Hunt said it was crucial people used their local shops if they wanted them to survive.

“It keeps the town centre alive. Without the independent stores that have been around for years and years your town centre and sense of community would be gone. We would just be left with city centres and retail parks. You would lose that friendly service.”